Voting Results - IRR MED851 Jurisdiction Procedure Codes for Dental Bills
Business Requirement / Issue: ​California has a business need to use the Jurisdiction Procedure Codes for dental bills.
Final Proposed Resolution: Allow the use of ER qualifier on segment SV301-1. Allow the use of DN0715 Jurisdiction Procedure code on segment SV301-2. Allow the use of DN0718 Jurisdiction Modifier Billed code on segments SV301-3, SV301-4, SV301-5 and SV301-6.
Voting for IRR MED851 completed on Thursday, August 24, 2017. The proposed resolution to allow the use of the ER qualifier on segment SV301-1 was approved along with the implementation timeline.
A total of 14 responses were received consisting of 9 Yes votes, 0 No votes and 5 Abstentions. Per the requirements of the IRR process, a two-thirds majority is needed for an IRR to be considered approved. The outcome of this vote exceeded the two-thirds requirement with 100% in favor of the proposed resolution.
The voting period for this IRR has begun and will extend through 08/24/17. A ballot for this IRR was sent to the voting body via email on 08/04/17. The voting body is comprised of current IAIABC jurisdictional and EDI members in good standing. Each eligible organization is allowed one vote per IRR. It is the responsibility of the designated voter (or the alternate, if the designated voter is not available) to discuss the issue up for vote with all stakeholders within their organization and vote accordingly.